The lymphatic drainage of the uterine cervix in adult fresh cadavers: Anatomy and surgical implications

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 298-303

  Ercoli, A ^a   Delmas, V ^b   Iannone, V ^a   Fagotti, A ^c   Fanfani, F ^c   Corrado, G ^a   Ferrandina, G ^a   Scambia, G ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Lymphatic drainage; Parametrectomy; Radical hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CANCER PATIENT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; SAFETY; STAINING; SURGICAL ANATOMY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 76449111586     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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